Former Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin.
During the existence of the New York Knicks, a few larger than life sensations have left its fandom in a frenzy — Jeremy Lin, Carmelo Anthony and Phil Jackson have all instilled a level of hope when they first hit the court (or board room in the case of Jackson) that perhaps the team is going to turn things around.
Drake drops hints on Instragram as to when Views From The 6 will be released.
With winter wrapping up, successful rapper Drake’s new hit single “Summer Sixteen” has fans anxiously awaiting the arrival of warm summer days — and of course, his highly anticipated new album Views From the 6.
It has been two and a half years since the 29-year-old Toronto native released his last album, Nothing Was the Same, yet the break between releases has not stopped Drake from becoming one of hip-hop’s most powerful and influential artists.
“I miss the Old Kanye/Straight from the ‘Go Kanye/Chop up the soul Kanye/Set on his goals Kanye” – Kanye West
With the help of footwear/fashion giant adidas, Kanye West pulled off a creative coop on February 11th: he debuted his new album, The Life Of Pablo and his clothing line Yeezy Season 3 both at Madison Square Garden.
The World’s Most Famous Arena never quite had such an “expect the unexpected” feeling like this since a Game 7 of an NBA Finals: the arena was dark with clouds of smoke surfacing from what looked like a blanket covering a stage. Suddenly, the Kardashians and the Jenners make their red carpet entrance. Kanye West steps to the DJ turntables and “Ultra Light Beams” blasts in The World’s Most Famous Arena as the models underneath the blanket were revealed standing still in Yeezy Season Gear.
For two hours, the Garden crowd partied like rock stars, using Kanye West’s album as their soundtrack. The old Kanye, “chop up the soul Kanye,” was back and never better.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 movie poster (from IMBd)
Ladies and gentlemen, you are all cordially invited to the Portokalos Wedding on March 25th, 2016.
Everybody’s favorite Greek family will be back in theaters in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, a sequel to the 2002 romantic culture clash comedy, My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The original stars Nia Vardalos as Toula Portokalos, a shy Greek woman who falls in love with Ian Miller (John Corbett), who is not Greek. Toula’s family struggles to accept Ian’s non-Greco lineage and Ian learns to embrace the quirkiness of his new found extended family.
You may have noticed the name of my mini-blog is This Week IN TV, not this week ON TV. And there’s a good reason for the grammatical switch of phrase.
Television is a pop culture monster in of itself, an entire realm that one can talk for hours about. And everyone likes their own mix of the shows and personalities that it features. There in lies the beauty of TV, there’s so much offered and one can pick and choose as to what is right for them.
So let’s get down to it:
When it comes to reality TV, I have an immense love-hate relationship with the popular genre: I think it’s the dumbest form of entertainment in the history of the world.
However, if I am extremely ill, or if I have nothing else to do, or if I I see that there’s a 12 hour marathon of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills followed by another 12 hours of Beverly Hills housewife Lisa Vanderpump’s spinoff Vanderpump Rules, I’m likely going to sit down and watch attentively as I waste a day of my life. (And, full disclosure, I absolutely love the Kardashians and their show. You can hate me. I know. I’ll get over it.)
Harry Potter fans rejoice — we are returning to Hogwarts!
J.K. Rowling recently announced that another Harry Potter book — entitled Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — is in the works, set for release on July 31, 2016. This new romp through the halls of Hogwarts will unfold in two parts, taking place shortly after the ending of the Deathly Hollows. The story will take place with both couplings of Harry and Ginny, along with Ron and Hermoine, married with children of their own, preparing to send their kids off to their magical alma mater for the school semester.
Talent, fortune, fame, style…some people seem to have it all. Some only have one or two of the above but they still have something that most of us don’t – the opportunity to slap their name on something and profit from it.
One way of doing this is via endorsement deals, like when you see Sofia Vergara’s face on, well, everything: Cover Girl, Pepsi, Head & Shoulders, and a clothing line at Kmart of all places (Vergara always looks so chic and polished on the red carpet that it’s hard to understand why she didn’t go for a more upscale department store line). As it stands now, she joins the likes of Nicki Minaj, whose Kmart line reflects her loud, playful style but in even cheaper, gaudier materials.
These are just two examples of how celebrity collaborations are almost always a disappointment. So I say why even bother?
Last Sunday, the best professional basketball players in the world faced off in a head to head showdown at the 2016 NBA All Star game in Toronto. Fans got to see Kobe Bryant, considered the Michael Jordan of the 21st century, play in his last All Star game, as well as NBA champions Lebron James and Stephen Curry suit up for the Eastern and Western Conferences respectively. What more could a fan of the sport of basketball ask for?
Well, how about an actual game of basketball? Not some highlight reel-friendly ego showcase that does little to spotlight the all-around talent the NBA has to offer?
Players need to actually play defense, to stop opposing players’ attempts at driving to the basket instead standing around and watching their opponent score. We want them diving, hustling, fighting, and competing with ferocity like there is actually some meaning and purpose to them playing in the game. And granted, there were a lot of nice shots, dunks, and alley-oops, which is what some fans want to see at the mid-season classic. But, should they come at the expense of integrity of the contest?
This is not the Harlem Globetrotters versus the Washington Generals. This is the National Basketball Association. Play like it.
How To Get Away With Murder, starring Viola Davis, airs Thursdays at 10/9c on ABC.
Talk about leaving someone on a cliffhanger.
ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder went on hiatus following their mid-season finale depicting a series of events that could have changed the season forever. In order to frame the lawyer’s current client, Catherine Hapstall, for murder, Annalise calls 911 saying she’d been shot, then begs her students to shoot her. When they all refuse, Annalise uses Wes’ rage over the disappearance of his girlfriend Rebecca as fuel, resulting in him grabbing the gun and shooting her. The students then fled the property, leaving Annalise for dead.
Airing on Thursday, February 11, the mid-season premiere did little to explain the actions of the show’s main characters and left audiences wanting more. Following its typical formula, the episode ended with more questions about the mysterious relationship between Professor Annalise Keating and student Wes Gibbins.
While that maybe a good way to tease viewers, it’s also a sure fire way to lose them all together.
In the past, public displays of affection was looked upon as a social faux-pas. As a result of this, people weren’t quite vocal or active when showing off affection towards their partner, whether it be in the form of casual conversations with friends, publicly voicing affection or even trying to steal a kiss while walking down the street.
Today, however, things are drastically different as we can see on a holiday like Valentines Day. Lovers get tattoos of their partner’s names etched on all regions of their body, people spend minutes kissing passionately on street corners and youngsters risk their hearts by writing letters for their loved ones and creating their own special Valentine cards.
And while they say love is for the young, elderly lovelorn folks are also seeking passion and romance via online dating.
